Tom Waits

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Verse

They bo ^D ught a r ^A7 ound for the sa ^D ilor
and they he ^G ard his t ^A7 ale
of a w ^{Dsus-D-Dsus2-Dsus-D} orld that was so far a ^G way
and a s ^A7 ong that we'd ne ^D ver he ^G ard
a s ^A7 ong of a li ^D ttle b ^G ird
that fell in l ^A7 ove with a w ^D hale
Verse
He said, 'You cannot l ^A7 ive in the o ^D cean
and she s ^G aid to h ^A7 im
you ^{Dsus-D-Dsus2-Dsus-D} never can live in the ^G sky
but the o ^A7 cean is fi ^D lled with t ^G ears
and the s ^A7 ea turns i ^D nto a m ^G irror
there's a w ^A7 hale in the m ^D oon when it's c ^G lear
and a b ^A7 ird on the t ^D ide
chorus

Pl ^D ease d ^D7 on't c ^G ry
let me ^E7 dry y ^G our e ^A7 yes
Verse
so t ^D ell me t ^A7 hat you will w ^D ait for me
hold me ^G in your a ^A7 rms
I p ^{Dsus-D-Dsus2-Dsus-D} romise we never will p ^G art
I'll n ^A7 ever sail b ^D ack to the t ^G ime
but I'll al ^A7 ways pr ^D etend you're m ^G ine
though I k ^A7 now that we b ^D oth must p ^G art
you can l ^A7 ive in my h ^D eart
chorus

Pl ^D ease d ^D7 on't c ^G ry
let me ^E7 dry y ^G our e ^A7 yes
Verse
and t ^D ell me t ^A7 hat you will w ^D ait for me
hold me ^G in your a ^A7 rms
I p ^{Dsus-D-Dsus2-Dsus-D} romise we never will p ^G art
I'll n ^A7 ever sail b ^D ack to the t ^G ime
but I'll a ^A7 lways pre ^D tend that you're m ^G ine
I k ^A7 now that we b ^D oth must p ^G art
you can l ^A7 ive in my h ^D eart
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